Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 787: Chapter 434: The World is About to Change!

Cang Ming’s gaze, despite the vast distance, settled upon Chen Mu, where within those aged eyes, remnants of unceasing waves lingered, rolling endlessly like the tide.

Chen Mu.

When he first heard of the matters concerning Chen Mu, he pondered for a long time and finally decided not to get involved in this strife, mainly because the three Great Sects of the Outer Sea had traditionally refrained from intervening in the affairs of the inland.

Even when Da Xuan Martial Emperor Ji Hao rose to power in his early years, the forces of the Outer Sea did not interfere. Later on, they even reached an agreement with Ji Hao that the Outer Sea and Da Xuan would not meddle in each other’s affairs nor violate each other’s territories.

Previously, upon observing Chen Mu’s rise, he thought that perhaps another Da Xuan Martial Emperor was emerging. However, the situation was unclear, and the strife was chaotic; the cause and effect were complex. They, themselves, had no entanglements with him, so naturally, the best strategy was to intervene as little as possible.

But who could have imagined that in just a short year, Chen Mu had not only shown signs of rising but also gained the strength to rival Celestial Humans!

This kind of advancement was almost inconceivable.

In his view, it was not unjust for Pavilion Master of Mysterious Mechanism and others to fall.

To ensure there were no unwanted complications and to secure the assassination of Chen Mu, Pavilion Master of Mysterious Mechanism and others kept the news within a certain range. Seven people set up the killing array, with the addition of the Effortless Formation, and there was even a Celestial Human secretly observing the situation. Such a lineup, for any individual in the Blood Exchange Realm who had not reached Celestial Human, meant certain death.

And Chen Mu entered the Xunmu Cave Heaven, which has a special internal situation. It was impossible to break into the Blood Exchange Realm, which meant that Chen Mu must still be at the Marrow Cleansing Realm when he returned from Xunmu Cave Heaven.

This point indeed was as expected.

But who could have thought that Chen Mu could cultivate Body Tempering Martial Arts to such a level, possessing the strength of a Celestial Human in his Marrow Cleansing Physique?!

Looking at Chen Mu’s strength now, to assassinate him would certainly require a Celestial Human to act, and perhaps even more than one!

And the arrangements by Pavilion Master of Mysterious Mechanism and others were obviously not up to this level. Or rather, Celestial Human experts were not common as cabbages that could be found everywhere. They were the strongest beings, few in number throughout the entire world. Before today, in the eyes of the world, Chen Mu was not even worthy of causing several Celestial Human experts to join forces to assassinate him.

Several Celestial Humans assassinate one at the Marrow Cleansing Realm?

Telling this out loud would be laughable.

The Celestial Human expert behind Pavilion Master of Mysterious Mechanism, although he had concealed his presence, was still recognizable by his power. If he was not mistaken, that person should be the Supreme Elder of Witch God Sect from Nanze, Yang Qingshan!

Yang Qingshan was cruel by nature, ruthless and cold. The Witch God Sect’s own method for selecting disciples was exceptionally brutal, often resulting in heavy casualties, not to mention the Sect’s actions in Nanze that caused billions of people across more than a dozen States to live in fear.

And yet even such a harsh and cruel figure did not plan to personally deal with Chen Mu and initially just watched from afar.

No reason.

It was too much beneath him.

Look at the Celestial Human experts of the world. Apart from Yang Qingshan, who else came here?

Yang Qingshan and others like Pavilion Master of Mysterious Mechanism concealed the news as one aspect, but it is difficult to keep something hidden from the senses of Celestial Humans.

Even if Chen Mu had already displayed the power to match one at the Blood Exchange Realm, with seven at the Blood Exchange joining forces and setting up the Effortless Formation to oppose someone whose realm was still at the Marrow Cleansing level—if Yang Qingshan, a Celestial Human, intervened in a sneak attack, it would be far too degrading for his status.

In the eyes of the world’s masters, it would be unavoidably laughable.

Moreover, in Yang Qingshan’s view, the preparations made this time were already foolproof.

What he needed to do was not to join the battle, but rather to be on guard at Tingchao Cliff, to watch out for other figures from the Outer Sea and prevent anyone from intervening and causing unwanted complications.

Who would have thought…

In the end, no plan is perfect, and all things have flaws.

With the most thorough preparations made, and even precautions taken against possible accidents and external interference, the unexpected occurred at the most internal level, upon Chen Mu, resulting in the most improbable situation… Chen Mu’s strength had reached a level comparable to that of Celestial Humans!

This completely surpassed their predictions and was beyond any contingency plans, so much so that Yang Qingshan, realizing something was wrong at the first instant, wanted to act despite his status and personally deal with Chen Mu.

But by then it was already too late.

With Chen Mu’s strength, even if Yang Qingshan were present, he could not have killed him. Because if both unleashed their full Celestial Human strength, the resulting upheaval in this fragile region of the Void Tide could prevent Pavilion Master of Mysterious Mechanism and others from intervening!

Just as Chen Mu, with the collapse of the Effortless Formation, unleashed that final strike that caused the Void to collapse!

And therefore…

Cang Ming’s thoughts raced, and he made a swift decision to intervene, blocking Yang Qingshan.

This action could also be considered a proactive show of goodwill towards Chen Mu. After all, there were no grudges between Tingchao Cliff and Chen Mu, and with Chen Mu’s great momentum becoming an almost certain reality, it was a proper gesture to extend some kindness towards a peerless individual who would dominate the world for the next two hundred years.

“Peak Master Chen is a once-in-a-lifetime genius, a rare gem among men. I take the liberty to invite Peak Master Chen, when he is free someday, to join me at Tingchao Cliff for a discourse on Martial Arts, to speak freely about the world,” Cang Ming said to Chen Mu, his voice mixing with the tide and echoing across thousands of miles of the sea.

“Good.”

Upon hearing Cang Ming’s words, Chen Mu did not refuse. With a composed expression, he clasped his hands together and said, “I shall surely visit on a future day.”

Once he steps into the Blood Exchange Realm, the path of Martial Arts ahead will then lead only to the Unity of Heaven and Man. The Celestial Human experts like Cang Ming, regardless of their strength, are a step ahead of him in the cultivation of Artistic Conception, and are indeed worth discussing the path with.